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benditlikebecker13
July 23rd, 2008, 04:40 PM
I have tried my hardest to do the research on this before asking and I have not yet found a great guide or answer on how to do this, so I am hoping someone can help. What I am looking for is how to change the backgrounds on the top and bottom panels that come with a standard Ubuntu/Gnome installation. If I remember correctly (I am at work now, so can't double check) you can right click on the panel and add an image. If that is the case, is there a source for these images anywhere?

And if that isn't how it's done, that what do I do. I read through the Making Linux Look Like XP thread and there was a section where he gave the command line info, but I felt like it was slighty out of context for exactly what I am trying to figure out. Thanks in advance.

EDIT: I guess I should've pointed out that I do know how to change color and transparecny on these panels, but I often come across desktop screen shots of Ubuntu and see completely different panels that may say something other than "Applications", etc.

benditlikebecker13
July 23rd, 2008, 04:58 PM
And I just answered my own question......

I assume that because Gnome-look didn't have a dedicated section for panels, that they didn't have any. Then I found this handy thing called "Search". And what do you know, plenty of panels came up.

http://www.gnome-look.org/content/search.php?xsortmode=new&search=1&type=0&name=panel&user=&text=&sort=0&scorefilter=0&license=99&page=2

jimi_hendrix
July 23rd, 2008, 04:58 PM
if you download a theme off http://www.gnome-look.org/index.php?xsortmode=down&logpage=0&xcontentmode=100&page=2 many of theme come with alternate backgrounds for your panel

benditlikebecker13
July 23rd, 2008, 05:11 PM
if you download a theme off http://www.gnome-look.org/index.php?xsortmode=down&logpage=0&xcontentmode=100&page=2 many of theme come with alternate backgrounds for your panel


Maybe I am installing the themes incorrectly. I typiically just drag and drop the downloaded file over the Theme settings window and it installs. Should I do it another way?